CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement Form
S-8 pertaining to the 2000 Employee Stock Incentive Plan and 1998 Non-Employee
Directors' Stock Option Plan of Maytag Corporation of our report dated January
25, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of
Maytag Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
